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Some simple steps to avoiding fiscal cliff
timr@herald-mail.comThis was my feeling before this whole fiscal cliff nonsense began: Please, raise my taxes. Before hyperventilating over that statement, understand that there were some conditions attached. And the first condition is that everyone stop talking about taxes...Tags: Fiscal Cliff, Career and Workplace, Retirement, Government Health Care, Economy, Business and Finance
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Mail Call - Jan. 7
“I just want to compliment The Herald-Mail for the wonderful Christmas ornament articles that were in the paper over the Christmas season. I thoroughly enjoyed reading each one. Thank you, Herald-Mail. I hope that this will be a yearly event.”...Tags: John Boehner, U.S. Congress, Politics, Manufacturing and Engineering, Religious Festivals
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Movement seen in 'fiscal cliff' talks
Associated PressPresident Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner met at the White House on Monday in hopes of continuing to make progress on a plan to deal with the “fiscal cliff.” The meeting came after Boehner on Friday offered $1 trillion in...Tags: John Boehner, U.S. Congress, Parties and Movements, Inflation and Deflation, White House
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Despite deal, federal taxes to rise for most Americans
Associated PressWhile the tax package that Congress passed New Year’s Day will protect 99 percent of Americans from an income tax increase, most of them will still end up paying more federal taxes in 2013. That’s because the legislation did nothing to...Tags: U.S. Congress, Parties and Movements, Career and Workplace, Politics, Healthcare Laws
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Cliff averted, it's on to the next fiscal crisis
Associated PressOnward to the next fiscal crisis. Actually, several of them, potentially. The New Year’s Day deal averting the “fiscal cliff” lays the groundwork for more combustible struggles in Washington over taxes, spending and debt in the next...Tags: John Boehner, U.S. Congress, Parties and Movements, Politics, Medicare
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Be wary of scams - if it's too good to be true...
Predators come in all shapes and sizes. And the holidays can bring out the monsters. We hear a lot about scams at The Herald-Mail. Once or twice a week we receive news releases from police about residents who have been scammed out of hundreds and...Tags: Social Issues, Viral Diseases and Infections, Charity, Politics, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Mail Call - Jan. 14
“I see where some thought that the federal government should bail out citizens because of what are called natural disasters. I find this not a part of what the federal government’s for. This should be covered by states or other organizations....Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Parties and Movements, Wars and Interventions, Weaponry, Behavioral Conditions
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Mail Call - Nov. 26
“Hagerstown caller, concerning NASCAR, if Jeff Gordon’s so washed up, why is he in the top 10, and in the chase every year? If he keeps finishing in the top five to 10 drivers, that must mean the other 30-plus drivers are really washed up....Tags: Parties and Movements, Mitt Romney, Politics, Bobby Jindal, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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Mail Call - Nov. 19
“Hurray, Big Bird gets to stay.” — Clear Spring “I’d like to comment for the person who called in the other day about you vote for this man, that you’ll lose your job and home, they don’t want to hear it. Well,...Tags: Veterans Day, World War I (1914-1918), Brownsville, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney
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Letter to the Editor - Nov. 17
Obama voters have made their bed To the editor: The election results show that many of us did not take into account that so many people could be bought and paid for. Obama has divided this nation into two Americas — the producers and the takers....Tags: Bankruptcy, Politics, Labor Markets, Democratic Party, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Residents give advice to the president
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comWith President Obama re-elected Tuesday, the Republicans maintaining control of the House of Representatives, and the Democrats maintaining control of the Senate, Washington appears as if it will be as divided as it was before the elections. Hagerstown...Tags: Barack Obama, Parties and Movements, Polls, Politics, U.S. House of Representatives
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Mail Call - Oct. 31
“To the caller who wanted to know why no one is giving President Obama credit. I give him credit. He’s responsible for 9 million people unemployed, he’s responsible for tripling the deficit, he’s responsible for our ambassador...Tags: Barack Obama, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Local Government, Republican Party, Democratic Party
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Dec 17, 2012
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